LAHORE: The CJP on Sunday took notice of a television film being made on the brutal incident of rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab in Kasur.

The chief justice, who was heading a two-judge bench of the apex court at its Lahore Registry, took cognisance of the film in the making on a request by the victim’s father, Amin Ansari.

Mr Ansari pleaded the court to issue an order restraining the owner of a private TV channel from making and airing the film.

The court ordered the federal and provincial governments to submit reports on the issue.

The CJP ordered the Punjab Advocate General Asma Hamid and Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf to submit reports and observed that such films should not be made.

The victim’s father had earlier served a legal notice on the private channel for making the film named ‘Zainab Ke Qaatil’ for causing his family distress and violating their fundamental rights.

He had announced to sue the channel for making the movie about her daughter.

Published in Dawn, June 4th, 2018